Woman's Body Found In Northeast DC, May Belong To Missing Person

WASHINGTON, DC -- A body has been found in Northeast D.C. that appears to belong to that of a woman who went missing around Thanksgiving.

Fox 5 reported that police began conducting a death investigation in the 300 block of 34th Street in Northeast just before 9 a.m.. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham was on the scene.

#BREAKING: @DCPoliceDept on scene of a death investigation in the 300 block of 34th St NE. Waiting on Chief Newsham who is expected to release more details. pic.twitter.com/2ru3zlC7ed
— Ryan Hughes (@ABC7Hughes) December 12, 2017

UPDATE 11:29 a.m.: The body may belong to a 53-year-old woman who went missing the day after Thanksgiving, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham told reporters. "We're looking at this as a very suspicious death," Newsham said. He denied that the body was in a dumpster, saying there was no dumpster where the body was found.

12.12.17 Chief Newsham provides update to Death Investigation in 300 block of 34th Street NE https://t.co/SzpzzcpElR
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) December 12, 2017

UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: This appears to be the woman police are referencing:

DC Police believe body of missing woman was found this morning behind abandoned house in NE. Joni Rockingham vanished November 22cnd. Awaiting autopsy for positive identification. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/uDSglpzO7p
— Stephen Tschida (@ABC7Stephen) December 12, 2017

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